13. Place the abrasive paper and
polishing foil on the polishing base.
14. Take hold of the SC RJ plug
housing and press down gently.
Grind the excess fiber with
approximately 10 figure-of-eight
movements on the 1500 grade
abrasive paper (gray) until it is
flush.
17. Check the assembled plug with the
microscope.
2.4.4
Fitting an SC RJ plug to PCF FO cable
Introduction
The next section explains the individual steps assembling a PCF FO cable with an SC RJ
plug using the IE termination kit for SC RJ PCF plug.
You should also refer to the assembly instructions supplied with the IE termination kit for SC
RJ PCF plug.
Passive network components
System Manual, 02/2013, C79000-G8976-C282-01
Instructions for fitting connectors, attachments and devices
15. Polish the plug in the same way on
the matt side of the 1 µm polishing
foil (green), approx. 10 figure-of-
eight movements.
You can also use the magnifier of the
mic
roscope to check the results.
2.4 Optical networks
16. Remove any resulting dust with a
clean, lint-free cloth.
The surface of the fiber-optic cable
must be even and free of scratches.
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